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Cricket - the Philadelphia story . . . Lord Hawke's XI of 1891

Cricket - the Philadelphia story . . . Lord Hawke's XI of 1891

Paperback

Series: Cricket - The Philadelphia Story . . ., Book 4

Sports General

ISBN13: 9798301621123
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 24 2025
Pages: 132
Weight: 0.35
Height: 0.28 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

Described as quasi-athletic aristocrats who would be more at home handling a lady's fan than the willow bat, Lord Hawke's eat, drink and be merry cricketing party arrived in North America in 1891. They were to play a series of eight matches in the USA and Canada two of which, the games against Philadelphia, were first-class matches. While Hawke's party could likely beat the Canadians and the Americans of Baltimore, New York, Boston and Chicago equipped with a lady's fan, the Philadelphians were different. Lord Hawke admitted as much when upon his arrival he stated -

The only players we are anyway afraid of are the Philadelphians, who have been playing excellent cricket this year.

The Philadelphians did not disappoint.

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